Pruning and Spacing of Cashew Tree
2023年8月9日
カンボジア カシューナッツ農家支援ファンド
I hope everyone has a good day! Thank you for your contribution through the funding and many words of encouragement. Your support made our effort feel worthwhile and motivated us to work harder for our development.
Today, I would like to share with you the procedures of “Pruning” and “Spacing” the cashew tree. Proper pruning and spacing are one of the most important first steps in achieving good quality and abundant harvest since it can promote the cashew growth through adequate sunlight, good nutrition absorption from the soil and reduce the spread of disease and pest.
Pruning is the process of cutting out branches of a tree that might have affected the other branches in the future, providing better tree structure and promoting growth. It is also important to rub medicine or pesticide to protect the cut area.
Other than pruning, spacing the cashew tree can be said to be the most crucial step for high quality and quantity harvest as it will be very hard to change the location of planting once it is done. For fertile soil, it is recommended to space each cashew 7 meter apart from each other and trees will be cut down diagonally when they reach 3-4 years-old, resulting in each tree 14 meter apart with one in the middle.
Then a second cut will occur when they are around 12 years-old in the middle of the bunch which result will be each tree is spaced 14 meters apart from each other for adequate sunlight and nutrition.
So, these are the pruning and spacing procedures for cashew trees. I sincerely hope you can grasp the knowledge and appreciate our farmer's hard work and dedication to grow and care for the trees. Thank you and see you again in the next article.
Best regards,
CHHIN Sophal
Chairman, Royal Trust Trading Co., Ltd
Today, I would like to share with you the procedures of “Pruning” and “Spacing” the cashew tree. Proper pruning and spacing are one of the most important first steps in achieving good quality and abundant harvest since it can promote the cashew growth through adequate sunlight, good nutrition absorption from the soil and reduce the spread of disease and pest.
Pruning is the process of cutting out branches of a tree that might have affected the other branches in the future, providing better tree structure and promoting growth. It is also important to rub medicine or pesticide to protect the cut area.
Other than pruning, spacing the cashew tree can be said to be the most crucial step for high quality and quantity harvest as it will be very hard to change the location of planting once it is done. For fertile soil, it is recommended to space each cashew 7 meter apart from each other and trees will be cut down diagonally when they reach 3-4 years-old, resulting in each tree 14 meter apart with one in the middle.
Then a second cut will occur when they are around 12 years-old in the middle of the bunch which result will be each tree is spaced 14 meters apart from each other for adequate sunlight and nutrition.
So, these are the pruning and spacing procedures for cashew trees. I sincerely hope you can grasp the knowledge and appreciate our farmer's hard work and dedication to grow and care for the trees. Thank you and see you again in the next article.
Best regards,
CHHIN Sophal
Chairman, Royal Trust Trading Co., Ltd
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本日は、カシューナッツの木の「剪定」と「間隔」の取り方についてご紹介したいと思います。適切な剪定と間隔をとることは、カシューナッツの成長を促進し、十分な日光を浴びさせ、土壌からの栄養吸収を良くし、病気や害虫の蔓延を抑えることができるため、良質で豊かな収穫を得るための最も重要な第一歩のひとつです。
剪定とは、将来的に他の枝に影響を与える可能性のある枝を切り取ることで、木の構造を良くし、成長を促進する。また、切り取った部分を保護するために、薬や殺虫剤をすり込むことも重要である。
剪定以外に、カシューナッツの木を植える間隔は、品質と収穫量を高めるために最も重要なステップと言える。肥沃な土壌の場合、カシューナッツの木の間隔を7メートル離すことが推奨され、樹齢3～4年になったら斜めに伐採する。
その後、樹齢が12年前後になると、房の真ん中で2回目の伐採が行われ、その結果、日照と栄養が十分に行き渡るよう、1本1本の間隔が14メートルになる。
以上、カシューナッツの剪定と間隔について説明した。カシューナッツの木の剪定と間隔について、皆さんにご理解いただき、私たち農家の努力と献身に感謝していただければ幸いです。ありがとうございました。また次の記事でお会いしましょう。
よろしくお願いします、
チェウン・ソポール
ロイヤルトラストトレーディング株式会社 代表取締役社長
